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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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